Home repair can be the remodel to give you the house of your dreams, or it can be all those pesky weekend tasks that never seem to end. Check out our articles, blog posts, videos and radio shows for helpful advice to keep your home in pristine condition.
Home Value May Be Higher With Shower
Will a new tub or a shower increase the value of your home? Read here to find out what readers of Ilyce's newspaper column think. Many readers think having a shower will increase the value of a home, regardless of whether there's also a bathtub. Including a shower in your home design may increase the home's value.
To Refinance You Need A Job
To remove someone from a mortgage loan, you have to refinance. To refinance a mortgage loan you have to show that you can make payments, through the form of holding a job. You can't refinance a mortgage loan without a job, even if both parties want to speed up the refinance process. In addition, if you want to sell the home you need to have permission of the other person whose name is on the mortgage.
Home Improvement: Eliminating Trapped Odors From Your Home
Can a french drain cause an odor to be trapped in your home? Ilyce explains how a french drain works and that it shouldn't cause an odor in the home. Ilyce suggests visiting the home improvement store to find out more about trapped odors and where they might be coming from in the home.
Breach Of Contract Due To Pool Water Damage
What can you do when your earnest money gets held up due to a damaged pool? It's up to the seller to disclose water damage and if he doesn't the buyer may have to hire a real estate attorney to get his earnest money back from the seller. Learn about breach of contract and seller disclosure in this situation.
Home Inspector Finds Foundation Issues, Homeowner Must Repair Home Before Sale
A home inspector found major foundation issues and the homeowner must repair the problems before selling the home. City home inspectors must not have found the problems but the homeowner can't sell the home until the problems are repaired. The homeowner is looking for inexpensive repairs to the foundation after the home inspector found the problems.
Customer Complains About New Deck
A contractor writes Ilyce to ask about his obligations to an unhappy home owner. He installed, and repaired a deck for them. They would now like him to start over on the project. Ilyce explains where the contractor stands in these negotiations.
Poor Seller Disclosure May Result In Breach Of Contract
What happens if you buy a home and the contract states one thing but the house does not match that requirement? Under seller disclosure is the seller liable for fixing the discrepancy? In this case, a home buyer believes that his new home lacks insulation which was described in the contract. Before suing the seller, a developer, the home buyer should make sure that his suspicions of lack of insulation are correct by hiring a contractor.
I’m On Vacation This Week
I may post once or twice from Colorado, but for the most part, I'll be taking in the mountain air, hiking, biking and doing non-technical things. Whe...
Old House, New House
I went to see a $15.5 million house for sale last night in a fancy San Francisco neighborhood. The owner had taken a very nice house, bumped up the th...